Mountain lions that live in Los Angeles are in danger of becoming extinct in 50 years because their isolation leaves them vulnerable to inbreeding, which causes health problems and unusual behavior. Trying to leave their territory is very risky: Since 200

In a "recognition test", European storm petrels chose to avoid the scent of a relative in favour of approaching the smell of an unrelated bird. The researchers think this behaviour prevents the birds from "accidentally inbreeding".

Inbreeding of tigers must be a factor in its survival in the wild. There are only around 1,411 left in the wild in India, broken up into small groups on reserves. The Siberian tiger also has an inbreeding problem.

The ONLY way to produce a tiger or lion with a white coat is through inbreeding brother to sister or father to daughter; generation after generation after generation. The kind of severe inbreeding that is required to produce the mutation of a white coat.

Zoos are cloaked as socially beneficial for educational purposes. What are they teaching future generations when they conduct destructive practices like the inbreeding of tigers for the sake of the tourist dollar?

White tigers are rare genetic mutations, not a different species. According to the San Diego Zoo, every American white tiger is descended from a single father. New cubs must be inbred further. For every healthy, valuable cub, it is thought that many are

The chronic issue of inbreeding the Punjab Wildlife is confronted with for several years took the life of a four-and-a-half-month white tiger cub (Zona) on Sunday night at the Lahore zoo, officials told

Almost all of Americas 7,000 tigers are born and raised here. Reports from tiger farms suggest there are many unscrupulous breeders, and activists allege that the trade is cruel. What is clear is that tigers are often kept in small pens, people die when

As Chinese people are embracing the arrival of the Year of Tiger on Saturday, zoologists are worried about the survival of South China Tigers as the endangered species are facing a serious problem of inbreeding.

Last year, the BBC aired Pedigree Dogs: Exposed, an hour long documentary on how breeding for dog show standards has created an unhealthy "parade of mutants." Recently, the documentary aired in the United States, exposing US audiences to the horrible